Students who want to move out of the dorms or on-campus housing now have to take a quiz this spring to move off campus. The initiative is part of the Comprehensive Alcohol Action Plan, and it is meant to teach students about the responsibility of…
Posts published in February 2009
While reading the editorial “Stimulus Plan will help U.S. despite concessions” in the Feb. 13 issue of The Scout, I was shocked by the misinformation presented. It asserted that Democrats made too many compromises with Republicans in the new version of the stimulus bill. The…
“We should not condemn Israeli aggression … was a defensive tactic aimed towards the perpetrators,” as stated by Sarah Brooks in a letter to the editor last week. Reading that sentence not only offends me as an American Palestinian, but most importantly allows me to…
The article that ran in Feb. 13 issue of The Scout about American and Israeli relations with Arab countries surrounding Israel was poorly researched and written. If you want to write an article about how you hate Valentine’s day or how you believe student-athletes don’t…
I miss how large the world seemed to be and how the only thing that mattered was what you were going to do that day. I fondly recall playing outside, causing havoc on my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle tricycle, having sword fights with my green,…
I came to Bradley to study journalism and hopefully, one day, I will leave this campus as a journalist. It may not be the best time to get into the newspaper industry, but the truth is, not many professions are filled with openings. It’s not…
The ability to dress slightly boyish, but still keep one’s feminine flair, has been exceedingly popular in women’s fashion for decades. Some of my favorite designers, Yves St. Laurent and Helmut Lang, have based entire empires on the idea of androgyny. To clarify, this does…
Women jump to third in MVC with pair of victories, extend winning streak to six The women’s basketball team made huge Missouri Valley Conference strides last week, knocking off both Creighton and Drake at home. The highlight of the home stand was Bradley’s 87-80 double-overtime…
The baseball team picked up two wins this weekend on its way to being crowned champions of the rain-shortened Service Academy Spring Classic. The Braves began the 2009 campaign in style, taking out Pittsburgh in a 10-inning thriller on Friday before out-pitching Memphis to win…
Senior night in Evansville proved to be too much to handle for the Braves as the Purple Aces snapped the men’s basketball team’s three-game winning streak on Wednesday night. Evansville seniors Shy Ely, Jason Holsinger and Nate Garner took over the game, combining for 42…